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White-label brokerage Side achieves unicorn status

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San Francisco-based real estate brokerage Side announced Monday that they raised $150 million, ushering in a new phase for the four-year-old company. For example, top Beverly Hills luxury producer Ben Bacal started the brand “Revel Real Estate” under the Side brokerage. How to Diversify Your Brokerage to Weather Economic Hardship.

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StreetEasy launches New York City home valuation tool

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StreetEasy , a real estate platform for buying, selling, and renting homes across New York City and New Jersey, has launched StreetEasy Valuation, an AI-powered home valuation tool. In March, realtor.com launched its own automated valuation model, called MyHome, which appears on for-sale and off-market listings on the site.

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Baird & Warner partners with data provider RealReports

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Illinois-based Baird & Warner , an independent real estate brokerage, partnered with proptech firm RealReports , the companies announced Tuesday. The collaboration is designed to allow all of Baird & Warner’s 2,000-plus agents to benefit from RealReports’s wide-ranging property data. brokerage still in operation.

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Opinion: Why aren’t more commercial brokerages seeking affiliated arrangements?

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In fact, there aren’t many mortgage lenders, builders or real estate brokerages that haven’t at least fleetingly entertained the notion. Title firms collecting and making use of advanced analytics and proprietary technologies can provide invaluable insights into housing market trends, property valuations, and risk assessment.

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10 best real estate software solutions for agents in 2024

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Notable features Salesforce-based CRM integration Lead capture tools with email collection Lead scoring tool for prioritizing clients Market Leader Starting at $139 per month Visit Website Who it’s for Market Leader is ideal for agents and brokerages aiming to enhance their lead generation and client management through a streamlined platform.

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Opinion: Creativity is required to succeed in real estate M&A today

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In both cases, our clients and Compass had to design new ways to structure the transaction to get a favorable outcome for all parties. Certainly, the expectations of brokerage firms did not change in terms of the multiple of EBITDA upon which valuations are based. This remains the most active part of the market.

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9 tips for high-converting real estate landing pages

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Your real estate website should serve multiple functions, almost like a digital business card with an MLS listing storefront, a booking platform, a home valuation page, and even your background story and biography. Because at the end of the day, you can judge a website’s effectiveness (and your ROI) on one thing: its ability to convert leads.